The Comeback Kid

One of the first books I listened to after I had my Stroke was “My Stroke of Insight by Jill Bolte Taylor.  I had to listen to an Audio Book as I could not read, write, or speak- much after it first occurred.  This book was a comfort to me, knowing that someone had survived a devastating stroke.

In 1996, Jill Taylor was a Harvard Brain Scientist, who developed a severe brain bleed, underwent brain surgery and was not able to speak, read, walk, write or remember. She spent 8 years fighting to get back to her full-time Academic work. She was only 37 years old.

People ask her, “How did you survive?” She responds that she didn’t die that day.  She decided not to dwell on what she lost, but what flourished, as her brain continued to open up to new levels of clarity.  She reports that All Comebacks happen in the Brain—soo treat your Brain right.

Make SLEEP a Priority.  WATCH what you eat.  MOVE YOUR BODY!  AND if a setback occurs–take 90 Seconds to let your emotions calm down, then disappear.  YOU are responsible for the Energy that you bring each day!

Author: Jim Daniel

Stroke Recovery a One Anniversary. Surrogate Writer PMD